NEW YORK (AP) — People who were too young on 9/11 to even remember their lost loved ones, and others for whom the grief is still raw, paid tribute with wreath-layings and the solemn roll call of the dead Wednesday as America marked the 18th anniversary of the worst terror attack on U.S. soil.

“As long as the city will gift us this moment, I will be here,” Margie Miller, who lost her husband, Joel, said as she attended the ground zero anniversary ceremony, as she has every year. “I want people to remember.”

President Donald Trump laid a wreath at the Pentagon, telling victims’ relatives there: “This is your anniversary of personal and permanent loss.”

Near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, the third site where planes crashed on Sept. 11, 2001, Vice President Mike Pence credited the crew and passengers who fought back against the hijackers with protecting him and others in the U.S. Capitol that day.

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“It’s the day that has replayed in your memory a thousand times over. The last kiss. The last phone call. The last time hearing those precious words, ‘I love you,'””

— President Trump

“I will always believe that I and many others in our nation’s capital were able to go home that day and hug our families because of the courage and selflessness of your families,” said Pence, who was an Indiana congressman at the time. Officials concluded the attackers had been aiming the plane toward Washington.

Nearly 3,000 people were killed when terrorist-piloted planes slammed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and the field in Pennsylvania.

For families like Mary Ann Marino’s, “18 years has not lessened our loss,” she told those gathered at ground zero after she read part of the long list of victims’ names. She lost her son, firefighter Kenneth Marino.

Parboti Parbhu choked up as she spoke from the podium about her slain sister, Hardai. Even after nearly two decades, “There’s no easy way to say goodbye,” she said.

By now, the heritage of grief has been handed down to a new generation, including children and young adults who knew their lost relatives barely or not at all.

Jacob Campbell was 10 months old when his mother, Jill Maurer-Campbell, died on 9/11.

“It’s interesting growing up in a generation that doesn’t really remember it. I feel a connection that no one I go to school with can really understand,” Campbell, a University of Michigan sophomore, said as he attended the ceremony.

Like the families, the nation is still grappling with the aftermath of Sept. 11. The effects are visible from airport security checkpoints to Afghanistan, where the post-9/11 U.S. invasion has become America’s longest war. The aim was to dislodge Afghanistan’s then-ruling Taliban militants for harboring al-Qaida leader and 9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden.

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Earlier this week, Trump called off a secret meeting at Camp David with Taliban and Afghan government leaders and declared the peace talks “dead.” As the Sept. 11 anniversary began in Afghanistan, a rocket exploded at the U.S. Embassy just after midnight, with no injuries reported.

The politics of 9/11 flowed into the ground zero ceremony, too.

After reading victims’ names, Nicholas Haros Jr. used his turn at the podium to tear into Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota over her recent “Some people did something” reference to 9/11.

“Madam, objectively speaking, we know who and what was done,” Haros, who lost his mother, Frances, said as he reminded the audience of the al-Qaida attackers.

“Our constitutional freedoms were attacked, and our nation’s founding on Judeo-Christian values was attacked. That’s what ‘some people’ did. Got that now?” he said to applause.

Omar, one of the first Muslim women elected to Congress, has said she didn’t intend to minimize what happened on Sept. 11, and accused critics of taking her words out of context. She tweeted Wednesday that “September 11th was an attack on all of us.”

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The dead included Muslims, as Zaheda Rahman underscored after reading names at ground zero. She called her uncle, Abul Chowdhury, a “proud Muslim-American man who lived his life with a carefree nature, a zeal for adventure and a tenacity which I emulate every single day.”

Others made a point of spotlighting the suffering of firefighters, police and others who died or fell ill after being exposed to the smoke and dust at ground zero.

A compensation fund for people with potentially Sept. 11-related health problems has paid out more than $5.5 billion so far. More than 51,000 people have applied. Over the summer, Congress made sure the fund won’t run dry. The sick also gained new recognition this year at the World Trade Center site, where a memorial glade was dedicated this spring.

Sept. 11 has become known also as a day of service. People around the country volunteer at food banks, schools, home-building projects, park cleanups and other community events around the anniversary.

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]]>https://hillsboroglobe.com/12974/news/18-years-later-america-vows-to-never-forget-9-11/feed/0Meet Hillsboro’s very own business guru and renaissance man, Dr. Robert Kriebelhttps://hillsboroglobe.com/12827/campus-life/teacherfeaturekriebel/
https://hillsboroglobe.com/12827/campus-life/teacherfeaturekriebel/#respondTue, 10 Sep 2019 02:58:11 +0000https://hillsboroglobe.com/?p=12827If you have eaten at the Burro Brew, then you probably have met one of Hillsboro’s most celebrated and devoted teachers, Dr. Robert Kriebel. In addition, he is currently the advisor to the highly successful academic club, DECA and is the teacher who helps run, with students, the US Community Credit Union which has a branch on the second floor of the new tower. DECA is a CTSO (Career Technical Student Organization) that applies theories learned in the classroom to real life situation in a competitive environment.

He is a much appreciated asset to Hillsboro, and his students adore him because he is consistently introducing students to travel and business opportunities that enable him to share his experience with students who are interested in the Business and Finance pathway in the USCCU AIBC Academy. He was also a professor at Marshall University in Huntington, Virgina.

Many students, however, only know our teachers in and their interests as they apply to classroom. Dr. Kriebel is an advocate of students during the school year, but when the last exam is graded, Dr. Kriebel spends many hours traveling through countries on different continents.

South America, specifically the countries Peru, Chile, and Brazil were home this summer to Dr. Kriebel and his wife. The Hillsboro Globe had a wonderful opportunity to sit with him recently and ask him a few questions about his summer travels. It is time to feature one of our favorite teachers.

Hillsboro Globe (HG): Have you always been a teacher?

Robert Kriebel (RK):“No, I have only been teaching twelve years. Eight years at Antioch High School and 4 of them here at Hillsboro.”

HG: What degree did you earn in college?

RK: “I have a double major, one in accounting and one for computer science”

HG: What is your doctorate degree in?

RK: “I got a PhD in philosophy because I wanted to be well rounded and it was required to have a doctorate in order to become a professor.”

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FUN FACT: Dr. Kriebel was a new technology architect for a Fortune 500 Company with his computer science major.”

He told us he retired 12 years ago to become a teacher stating, “I retired to become a teacher who could educate and teach younger generations in order for them to become successful adults.”

Dr. Kriebel is much admired by his colleagues here at Hillsboro. Senior English teacher, Ms. Richardson, assists Dr. Kiebel and DECA often as a co-sponsor and chaperone during competitions and field trips. She has worked with him since he moved from Antioch to Hillsboro.

HG: How long have you known Dr. Kriebel?

PR: “I have known Kriebel for about 6 years.”

HG: What trips have you accompanied Dr. Kriebel and the DECA students?

PR: “Last year we went to the Titans Learning Lab with the sophomores, and I also got to attend the DECA State competition that took place in Chattanooga.”

HG: What do you admire most about Dr. Kriebel?

PR: “I like that he is a ‘Renaissance Man’ and that he is well educated. He is interested in lots of different things. He is a professional businessman who devoted his life to educating high schoolers.”

NOTABLE: “A Renaissance Man is an outstandingly versatile, well-rounded person. The expression alludes to such Renaissance figures as Leonardo da Vinci, who performed brilliantly in many different fields” (from Culturemanual.com).

It is true. Teachers do have personal lives and are interested in many things that are not related to their job, but make them better teachers. Understanding our teachers are people, too, is important to remember.

HG: Are you married, and if so, how long have you been married?

RK: “Yes I have been married 36 years.”

HG: Do you have any pets?

RK:“I have a Maltese dog named Marla.”

HG: Are you from Tennessee? If not, where are you from?

RK: “I am from Bucks County, Pennsylvania”

HG: What did you do over the summer?

RK:“I went to South America for a couple months, when it is summer here, it is winter there.”

HG: Why did you choose to travel to Peru?

RK: “I visited ancient Inca places in Peru, Chile, Buenos Aires, and Uruguay. The reason I went to Peru was to climb Machu Picchu, which is one of the seven wonders of the modern world.”

Dr. Kriebel has traveled to so many far and exotic places. He has traveled to all seven wonders except one.

Just in case you don’t know the seven wonders of the modern world include:

Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt

Great Wall of China in China

Petra in Jordan

The Colosseum in Italy

Chichen Itza in Mexico

Machu Picchu in Peru

Taj Mahal in India

The only one Dr. Kriebel has seen is the Taj Mahal in India.

He is also planning trips already for spring and fall break this year. For fall break, he is going to Midtown, Italy and Frankford, Germany. For spring break, he will be attending the Indian Wells Tennis Masters Tournament in Palm Springs, California.

It is obvious that Dr. Kriebel is more than an ordinary teacher. He is not only an expert in teaching us business skills, but he can also teach us about life. His travels across, literally, the world offer his students first-and insights from other cultures. Understanding other cultures is important to being an informed business person.

His adventures seem to never end. We look forward to sharing more about his travels.

Golf

If you hear nothing but the clack of a golf ball well hit and a few birds in the background, well, then you must be at a golf match. The Hillsboro Globe spent Thursday afternoon with the Hillsboro Golf Team which is coached by Missy Humphrey, Burro teacher and IBDP coordinator.

The golf team played Hillwood, Overton and MLK setting up a classic matchup of devoted and talented young women and men who spend many hours practicing the sport of golf. We highly encourage fans of these players to get out and cheer them at a tee shot.

Volleyball

09/03/19 Lebanon 3- Hillsboro 0

09/05/19 *Hillsboro 3- Cane Ridge 0

Hillsboro Lady Burros celebrated varsity freshman, Summer Snead’s honor to be named Athlete of the Week by the Tennessean. She garnered over 1,000 votes. Prior to the Cane Ridge game, Snead has accrued 9 aces, 26 kills, 23 blocks, 3 digs and has a 0.469 hitting %.

The Lady Burros lost to Lebanon High School in a hard battle close scoring match on Tuesday, 22-25, 21-25, 21-25. However, the Lady Burros bounced back to sweep district for Cane Ridge Lady Ravens (25-11, 25-16, 25-23).

Gallatin 49

Hillsboro 14

Friday night, the Burro’s should have been home field advantage at TSU’s Hale Stadium. Unfortunately, TSU was forced to cancel classes on campus due to power outages. Hillsboro’s athletic teams have been “homeless” without a home field in several sports. Having a game at a local college football stadium has been the closest.

The outages caused the Burros to move the game to Gallatin, and anyone who has been to the historic Calvin Short Field knows, calling it a home game in no way made the atmosphere a home game. On a Friday night know that there is no advantage to traveling I 65 to Gallatin. Spirit banners greet anyone who enters downtown with obvious community support for the Green Wave.

The first quarter ended in a tie, 7-7 but the Burros struggled with self-defeating penalties through-out the next three quarters, finishing with

New Orleans, LA – Background Last season, the Los Angeles Rams played the New Orleans Saints in the playoff game to determine who was going to go to the Super Bowl. It was an extremely close game, with every down, every penalty being more important than if there was a blowout.

It was so close, the Saints and Rams exchanged leads every couple of drives.

The game was eventually turning in the favor of the Saints when they managed to stop the Ram’s offense, and got possession of the ball. The Saints’ plan was for a pass to Saints’ receiver, Tommylee Lewis, to score a first down and continue the drive downfield.

The Saints’ quarterback, Drew Brees, snapped the ball and dropped back to throw a pass to Lewis. The pass was in front of Lewis, but before he got the chance to lay hands on it, the Rams’ safety, Nickel Robey-Coleman, blindsided Lewis.

The Saints’ sideline was furious and expected a flag to be thrown for pass interference, but no flag was thrown. The TV audience thought a flag would be thrown; the play-byplay and color broadcasters thought a penalty was coming. But nothing was called and that moment has come to be known at the “No Call” play.

The Saints had to settle for a field goal. But the No Call turned the momentum in favor of the Rams, who eventually scored and won the game.

Saints fans around America were devastated and angry with the NFL for letting something like this happen. Later that month the NFL issued an apology and told of their intentions to implement a new rule starting the 2019 NFL season.

The rule that will start with the season allows teams to challenge interference and non-calls in the first 28 minutes of each half. “One thing everyone will agree on is we needed a system to correct that egregious, oh boy, jump-out-at-you play…But, we’ve added a subjective portion of the game to replay,” said Parry, a 2019 Super Bowl referee.

How the new rule is implemented remains to be seen. The New Orleans Saints played the Houston Texans on Monday night to the first Monday Night Football game and though the game was close, it was played without incident.

FREEPORT, Bahamas (AP) — Practically parking itself over the Bahamas for a day and a half, Hurricane Dorian pounded away at the islands Tuesday in a catastrophic onslaught that sent floodwaters up to the second floors of buildings, trapped people in attics and chased others from one shelter to another. At least five deaths were reported. This hurricane is the only Category 5 hurricane to ever hit the chain of islands known as the Bahamas.

“We are in the midst of a historic tragedy,” Prime Minister Hubert Minnis said. “The devastation is unprecedented and extensive.”

The storm’s relentless winds and rain battered homes and businesses on the islands of Abaco and Grand Bahama, which have a combined population of about 70,000 and are no more than 40 feet (12 meters) above sea level at their highest points. The Grand Bahama airport was under 6 feet (2 meters) of water.

Desperate callers trying to find loved ones left messages with local radio stations as the country’s health minister said medical teams would be sent to the Abaco islands by the afternoon.

As of daybreak, Dorian’s winds had dipped to 120 mph (193 kph), making it a still highly dangerous Category 3 hurricane, and the storm was barely moving at 1 mph (2 kph), with part of its eyewall hanging over Grand Bahama Island since Sunday night.

The storm was centered 40 miles (70 kilometers) northeast of Freeport and 110 miles (175 kilometers) northeast of West Palm Beach, Florida. Hurricane-force winds extended out as far as 45 miles (75 kilometers) in some directions.

Dorian was expected to approach the Florida coast later Tuesday, but the threat to the state eased significantly, with the National Hurricane Center’s projected track showing most of the coast just outside the cone of potential landfall. No place in Florida had more than an 8% chance of getting hit by hurricane-force winds.

As Labor Day weekend drew to a close, hundreds of thousands of people in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina — more than 800,000 in South Carolina alone, and a half-million in Georgia — were warned to evacuate for fear Dorian could bring life-threatening storm-surge flooding even if the hurricane’s center stayed offshore, as forecast. Several large airports announced closings, and hundreds of flights were canceled.

The U.S. Coast Guard airlifted at least 21 people injured on Abaco Island, which Dorian hit on Sunday with sustained winds of 185 mph (295 kph) and gusts up to 220 mph (355 kph), a strength matched only by the Labor Day hurricane of 1935, before storms were given names.

Scientists say climate change generally has been fueling more powerful and wetter storms, and the only recorded hurricane more powerful than Dorian was Allen in 1980, with 190 mph (305 kph) winds, though it did not hit land at that strength.

Bahamian officials said they received a “tremendous” number of calls from people in flooded homes. One radio station said it got more than 2,000 distress messages, including reports of a 5-month-old baby stranded on a roof and a woman with six grandchildren who cut a hole in a roof to escape rising floodwaters. At least two designated storm shelters flooded.

Dorian was blamed for one death in Puerto Rico at the start of its path through the Caribbean.

Minnis said many homes and buildings were severely damaged or destroyed. Choppy brown floodwaters reached roofs and the tops of palm trees.

Parliament member Iram Lewis said he feared waters would keep rising and stranded people would lose contact with officials as their cellphone batteries died.

“It is scary,” he said, adding that people were moving from one shelter to another as floodwaters kept surging. “We’re definitely in dire straits.”

Forecasters said that the storm had come to a near standstill because the steering currents in the atmosphere had collapsed, but that Dorian would resume moving later in the day, getting “dangerously close” to the Florida coast through Wednesday evening, very near the Georgia and South Carolina coasts Wednesday night and Thursday, and near or over the North Carolina shoreline late Thursday.

Meteorologist Daniel Brown cautioned that even “a small deviation” in its projected track could take the storm toward land.

In South Carolina, Interstate 26 was turned into a one-way evacuation route away from Charleston on the coast, and Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp likewise planned to reverse lanes on I-16 on Tuesday to speed the flow of traffic away from the danger zone.

Game Wrap-upScores, Stats and Photo Galleries for 8.24.19 – 8.30.19

Lady Burro’s Volleyball team digs in and wins three straight

against the Lady Bobcats of Overton

Click below for photo galleries of this past week’s games.

Welcome to the Hillsboro Globe’s Sports Wrap-up of the past week’s sporting events and a schedule of the upcoming events. The Lady Burros split district games this week winning in three sets a big match against local rival Overton. The Lady Burros fought hard against Dickson but ultimately succumbed to a 3-2 loss. The Burros enter week 3 leading District 12 with three four district wins and one loss.

Up Next……

Tuesday, the Lady Burros take on Lebanon at home and travel to Cane Ridge for a district game on Thursday.

Girls soccer put on a scoring show with 4-4 tie in game Thursday between the Lady Burros and the Lady Toppers

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Click below for photo galleries of this past week’s games.

AIf you didn’t catch the girls soccer game between local rivals Hillsboro and Hillwood, then you missed an opportunity to catch eight goals being scored. Abigail Kinzounza had two goals, Olivia Logan and Lauren Holbrooks each had a goal. Charlotte York earned 2 assists.

Though Hillwood is not in the same district as Hillsboro, ties are important as it counts as a point in the overall tally of wins and loss points. Wins count as three points. This could factor in at the end of the regular season when the toal number of points determines how the district win is chosen.

Hillsboro is 1-1-1 with the win against Ezell Harding and the loss earlier last week to Goodpasture, 7-2. Lady Burros Lauren Holbrooks and Abbey Cutrer reached scored with 2 assists by Taylor Roth.

Up Next…..

September 4-7 Varsity Ladies Tournament (Hosted by McGavock & DCA)

Wednesday 11/4

St. Cecelia (@McG)

6:15pm

Thursday 11/5

Fairview (@DCA)

8:00pm

Friday 11/6

Off

Saturday 11/7

DCA (@DCA)

10:00am

FOOTBALL

Ensworth Tigers put on a scoring show in the Hillsboro Burros loss, 48-7

Click below for photo galleries of this past week’s games.

Week 3 Sports Schedule: 9/3 – 9/6

]]>https://hillsboroglobe.com/12834/sports/burrowk2/feed/0Maurice Hill, a Philadelphia gunman with a long criminal history, wounded six police officers that led to a seven hour standoffhttps://hillsboroglobe.com/12646/news/the-philadelphia-police-shooting/
https://hillsboroglobe.com/12646/news/the-philadelphia-police-shooting/#respondThu, 29 Aug 2019 04:04:07 +0000https://hillsboroglobe.com/?p=12646PHILADELPHIA — On August 15th, 2019, shots rang out at around 5:00 in the afternoon in Tioga-Nicetown, Pennsylvania. The criminal history of a man suspected of barricading himself inside a Philadelphia row home should have prevented him from legally owning the firepower he used Wednesday to wound six police officers in a police standoff. None of the officers sustained life-threatening injuries and they’ve been released from the hospital, Philadelphia police Sgt. Eric Gripp said.

The police standoff lasted hours causing residents to be escorted from the surrounding houses by SWAT teams. Near the shootout, was a daycare that also had to be evacuated.

The gunman, 36 year old Maurice Hill, is described as a man who already had an extensive criminal record. His record includes crimes involving gun violation, DUI, drugs, aggravated assault, resisting arrest, and “taunting a police animal”.

The initial reason for the police’s attempted contact with Hill was to serve a narcotics warrant, which then led to the shootout.

During the shootout, Hill fired over 100 rounds against hundreds of officers. He hit 6 of them, all of the wounds were nonlethal. 5 were hit in their limbs, 1 was grazed on the side of the head. One officer was injured in a vehicle crash related to the shootout.

Police take shooting suspect, Maurice Hill, into custody after an hourslong standoff with police, that wounded several police officers, in Philadelphia early Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019. The standoff started Wednesday afternoon, as officers went to a home to serve a narcotics warrant in an operation “that went awry almost immediately,” Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross said. (Elizabeth Robertson/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP) PHOTO 2

There were luckily no casualties during this 7 hour shootout.

After hours of barricading himself, Hill finally surrendered around midnight after a tear gas barrage was fired into his house.

This event prompted the mayor to call for gun control laws due to the fact that the shooter had an extensive criminal record and was still able to obtain a large amount of firepower.

Police commissioner Richard Ross stated, “It’s nothing short of a miracle that we don’t have multiple officers killed today”. With Hill’s current charges, it is very possible for him to get life in prison. Larry Krasner says that Hill has “more than enough charges.”

]]>https://hillsboroglobe.com/12646/news/the-philadelphia-police-shooting/feed/0Titans Vs Patriots Recaphttps://hillsboroglobe.com/12783/sports/titans-vs-patriots-recap/
https://hillsboroglobe.com/12783/sports/titans-vs-patriots-recap/#respondThu, 29 Aug 2019 03:46:56 +0000https://hillsboroglobe.com/?p=12783NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans got a chance to measure themselves against the defending Super Bowl champs with a pair of joint practices and a preseason game. Tom Brady, the defending Super Bowl quarterback watched from the sidelines as the Patriots won 22-17.

“To have a team come in here that’s a proven winner, a proven organization, how they operate, how they do things,” Vrabel said. “For us, to be able to compete against them for two days and then play a game against them is always going to be beneficial.”

If the Titans want to make the playoffs, they will have to correct several weaknesses exposed in the game against the Patriots. For a second straight game, a franchise that set a team record in a 16-game season for the NFL’s fewest penalties in 2018 was flagged for double-digit penalties — this time 10 for 77 yards.

Tennessee Titans versus New England Patriots Game Recap

First Quarter

The Tennessee Titans opened up with an explosive run by Dion Lewis which was followed by a unsuccessful pass attempt by quarterback Marcus Mariota. The drive was unsuccessful ending with a punt. The defense came to play. In the ensuing drive by the Patriots, the defense halted the Patriots with an intercepting by Brian Hoyer.

The Titans drove the field and score on a pass play from Mariota to Delanie Walker. The Titans defense holds the off the Patriots offense till the end of first quarter in which they end the quarter at 1 yard line of the Titans territory.

Tennessee Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota (8) flips into the end zone as he converts a 2-point conversion against the New England Patriots in the first half of a preseason NFL football game Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski)

Second Quarter

The Patriots open the second quarter with a rush by Bolton.

The Titans subbed Mariots for backup quarterback Ryan Tannehill. Titans quickly regain momentum with Tannehill and get to the end zone with an electrifying diving touch down by Jeremy McNichols. The touchdown gave the Titans a lead of 15-8 score as the Titans defense came on the field and kept the pressure on which eventually led to a safety which gave the titans a 17-8 lead which ended the first half.

Third QuarterThird quarter opens with the Patriots scoring which puts the game up to 15-17. Then Titans offense took feild on a long offensive drive in which Titans attempted a field goal in which they missed and gave the patriots a good field position.

Fourth quarter

The Patriots took a late 22-17 lead in the fourth quarter on a 23 yard touchdown pass from the quarter back Jarrett Stidham to Damoun Patterson and the Titans couldn’t make a comeback after that.

Sports Wrap up for Week 8.19 – 8.23

NASHVILLE – The Hillsboro Lady Burros’ opened district volleyball play with a strong wins against the Cane Ridge Lady Ravens and the Antioch Lady Bears. Both the varsity and JV team’s won in three straight sets. The Lady Burros held the Lady Ravens to a total of 25 points (25-9; 25-8; 25-9). With the win over Antioch, the Lady Burros firmly shut out the season opening loss to Ravenwood Lady Raptors.

Hillsboro’s 2019 VB team will graduate its largest senior class of volleyball players. In contrast, it will also have the one of the youngest incoming freshmen class with thirteen.

The Hillsboro Globe recently chatted with Head Coach Sarah Rucker about the activities that teams participate in that are outside of practice.

While practice is always important, coaches know the creating a team mindset is very important. Coach Rucker described how she builds team culture before a new season.

“In preparation for this year’s volleyball season, Hillsboro JV and Varsity teams attended Kentucky camp in July, then all 3 teams went to Alliance camp in Franklin, TN.

“As a way to beat the heat, the Lady Burros had a team pool party at a players’ home. We also had a team meal at a family friends home where we enjoyed pizza, beverages and ice cream. We did Zumba with the cross country team last Friday.

Coming Up….

At the end of the month, Thistle Farms guest speakers will join the volleyball players and coaches. Thistle Farms is a non-profit organization that began as a group of women trying to help other find help. Last year, they helped 9,000+ women sleep in an environment that was safe……Senior night will be held in Hillboro’s gym, September 12, at 7:00 pm against Dickson County…..The next home game is Thursday, August 29, 2019. Hillsboro hosts district rival Overton (JV 3:30, V 4:30)

NASHVILLE – The Lady Burros soccer team started the year off with a 4-0 win against Ezell-Harding. This is a terrific start to the season because the Lady Burros lost 12 senior leaders from last season. Good leadership mentors the younger for their time to be leaders and the 2019 Class of Lady Burros left the team in good shape in the leadership department.

Senior Taylor Roth had a goal and an assist, Junior Lupita Arredondo had a goal and an assist, Junior Abbey Cutrer had a goal, and Freshman Lauren Holbrooks had her first goal as a Burro and an assist! Senior Goalkeeper Mina Tinker made 6 saves while her and our defense kept a clean sheet.

]]>https://hillsboroglobe.com/12611/sports/weeklysportswrap_08-22-19/feed/0MNPS kicks off 2019 football season with the 2nd Annual Metro Football Media Dayhttps://hillsboroglobe.com/12421/sports/metromediaday/
https://hillsboroglobe.com/12421/sports/metromediaday/#respondFri, 09 Aug 2019 04:13:23 +0000https://hillsboroglobe.com/?p=12421LINK TO PHOTO GALLERY

NASHVILLE, Tenn – The 51st Annual Metro Football Jamboree is just around the corner. Metro Nashville Public Schools held their second annual Football Media Day at the Martin Professional Learning Center.

MNPS’s Athletic Department led by Athletic Director, Roosevelt Sanders created a pep rally atmosphere that included key returning players from the MNPS high schools and their coaches. Media and community leaders were treated to a performance by Cane Ridge High School’s Drum Line and a tunnel of cheerleaders from each of the high schools.

Metro Media Days are more than an opportunity for the area prep media outlets to interview coaches and get a media guide, they are also a chance for athletes to come together as a community.

The 2019 football season officially begins in two weeks, however, the traditional MNPS kickoff of the season begins next week with the 51st Annual Metro Jamboree.

This three-day event is an opportunity for high schools to play a team that not in their classification or region. This 51 year tradition that is a football fan’s dream.

Each night of the jamboree, teams will play two quarters of football at rotating locations.

The first night begins Thursday, August 15th at East Nashville High School opening with Maplewood against Stratford and finishing with East Nashville taking on Hunters Lane High School.

Friday night, August 16th, the jamboree location moves to McGavock High School.

The first match of the evening starts at 6:00 p.m. with a Southeast matchup between Antioch and Glencliff. The second game is Hillsboro who will take on the Saints of Mt. Juliet Christian Academy. Pearl Cohn and McGavock will close out the only three-game night of the three day event.

Overton hosts the last nightie third night on August 17th. Cane Ridge will battle Hillwood followed by a north-south match up between Overton and Whites Creek. Thursday and Saturday’s games begin at 7:00 pm. Friday night the games begin at 6:00 pm.